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In the FX markets, events in Europe has stolen the spotlight. Greek PM Papandreou stated that he needs an answer regarding potential aid strategies at the 25-26...

Mar 19, 2010 11:14PM

Brazil's central bank called an auction on Wednesday to buy U.S. dollars on the spot foreign exchange market as part of an ongoing effort to boost international...

Mar 18, 2010 5:25AM

Current: 1,0% Previous: 1,0% Consensus: 1,0%

Mar 04, 2010 11:20PM
By Rasheed Altoun , Market Analyst

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates by 25bp to 4.00% following a board meeting on Tuesday. The move was as expected and was the fourth hike ...

Mar 03, 2010 12:46AM

The Bank of Japan remains under steady government pressure to loosen monetary policy further, even as the central bank's ammunition to beat deflation dries up. ...

Mar 02, 2010 10:07AM

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before Congress today, reviewing the Reserve's forecast for the U.S. economic recovery. While recent economic data h...

Feb 25, 2010 3:56AM

The U.S. dollar fell versus the euro and yen on Wednesday after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation monetary policy tigh...

Feb 25, 2010 3:50AM

Risk appetite took a significant hit yesterday, as German IFO and US consumer confidence failed to impress the markets and concerns over Greece's impending 24 h...

Feb 25, 2010 12:59AM
By Joseph Trevisani

The euro is just over a decade old. In its short existence it has been embraced by every level of the international currency markets. Central banks, national tr...

Feb 10, 2010 10:24AM
By Wayne Cole

Australia's central bank kept rates steady at 3.75 percent on Tuesday, confounding expectations of a hike and hammering the local currency as investors slashed ...

Feb 02, 2010 3:07PM
 
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